Jury selection had already begun in preparation for the trial. On Tuesday (May 29), Holzer entered the guilty plea and agreed to a 70-year prison sentence as part of the plea deal.

Holzer will be back in court on June 5 where a judge will decide whether or not to accept the plea. If the plea is accepted, and it likely will be, sentencing will follow. The 70-year sentence mandates 40 years in prison before Holzer would first be eligible for parole.